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District: KEARNY TOWN (2410)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $91,068,626
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,097.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,934
2013-14 Total Spending: $90,986,350
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,992.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,184
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,184
Revenue Sources, State: 44%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 52%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 100.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 171.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,563
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,119
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,581
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 66.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 66.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 65.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $68,383
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 73|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 13|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $80,890
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 73|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking (2014-15): |10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 171.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 58|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $139,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 88|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 78|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $11,107,017
2012-13 Actual: $1,692,209
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $12,799,226
2013-14 Actual: $1,060,169
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $1,552,384
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,002,249